#with a dash of jily

[comradekarin]

“based off your likes” and it’s jegulus- don’t piss me tf off tumblr. where’s romione? where’s jily? the fuck are we talking about up here tumblr? based off likes thing never actually works

[yallthemwitches]

The Seat with the Clearest View (Part one) footnotes

Tumblr link and AO3 link to the fic.

Here are some footnotes on references in Part One.

--The title and epigraph ( on AO3 version) are both from David Bowie's Life on Mars?

--The Buffalo Springfield song I imagine Lily was listening to in First Year. ( I Said I think I Love You)

Second Year Movie References:

--2001 Space Odyssey Movie Trailer

--The Wicker Man (OG 1973 version) Trailer

--Werewolves on Wheels movie trailer

And finally just for fun this is what I imagine Lily's Bowie concert dress looked like ( though probably in green)

[seriousbrat]

i always interpreted lily and james as having a bit of a pride and prejudice thing going on — he was very principled and even well-intentioned but was also a dick, she wasn’t wrong to acknowledge this but had a tendency to make snap judgements and never change them, even as people themselves changed or she learned new context. they grew up, she kept rejecting him and calling out his behavior (and post-SWM it wasn’t even because she was defending her friend, which i think kicked james in the pants a bit, because he’d been writing off her criticisms in the past) and he realized he did need to work on that part of himself, though he didn’t give it up entirely or become a different person. and on lily’s side i think realizing how bigoted severus had grown to be without her really noticing similarly jolted her to look more carefully at the people around her and make fresh judgements on them, which led to a more positive view of james. and seeing as pride and prejudice remains one of the greatest love stories ever told, i will never buy into any anti-jily sentiments 😌😌

honestly I have never in my life read pride and prejudice, nor even seen any film adaptations, so idk! tbh it doesn't really appeal to me personally (nor does austen and regency-era historical romance in general) but from what I know it's a similar basic story, aka they argue and then they're in love. it could also be compared to much ado about nothing if u like.

it is true that there seems to be overlap between jily fandom and people who like pride and prejudice. i remember back in the golden days of jily EVERYONE was into the lizzie bennet diaries. and there was like 3 redheads on that series (they were the sisters which ig makes sense) and all of them were fancast as lily lmao. good times.

[startanewdream]

Jily, kinktober, praise kink, and a surprisingly mild nsfw fic.

Lily is laughing.

The sound is not new to James; when they were just friends, he'd make a fool of himself to earn that laugh, and now that they've started dating, the sound greets him guiltlessly. He loves when Lily laughs because of the way her eyes shine and her cheeks colour.

But she is not laughing because of him at the moment.

It’s not that he demands exclusivity; if she is happy, that’s all that matters, but... but the source of her happiness is wagging his tail as he runs back to her, proudly holding the tennis ball that Lily had thrown a good distance.

And Lily, who knows exactly the secrets of this black dog, just kneels when Padfoot reaches her.

"Who is a good boy?" She coes, rubbing his ears. The dog barks loud and Lily laughs, delighted. "Who is the best boy?"

She holds the dog's face; James sees her fingers threading through the dark fur, not very unlike how she run her hand through his hair last night as he went down on her--

Only he didn’t get called a good boy.

And all Sirius got her was a stupid tennis ball.

He scowls. The dog looks at him for a moment, with far more intelligence than any mongrel should have, and then lies on the ground, belly up, whining; suggestive. Maybe James should pout more, because this strategy clear works for the dog: Lily kneels, rubbing the dog's belly; Padfoot is drooling.

"Who is a good boy?" A bark. People around them are chuckling. "You are, yes, you are a good boy!"

The dog licks her face; James buries his nails on the palm of his hands to keep from hexing the dog.

"Oh, you are not a good boy now!" But Lily's voice is playful.

James decides he's had enough. "He just needs to be neutered," he notes dryly. The dog growls at him. "Go play fetch," he says, and throws the tennis ball far away. When the dog just stares at him, James adds challengingly, "A real good boy would catch it."

As he expected, Padfoot rises at this, and very dignifiedly, runs through the grounds. A few people stop to watch the dog.

"Stags are more impressive," he mumbles. If only he could transform now, everyone would see it...

Lily wraps her arm on his. "Maybe we could have a dog."

"I am more of a cat person."

"Since when?"

Since seeing you with a dog made me insanely jealous. "Cats aren’t good boys."

"Oh." She turns to him now, with a smirk sprouting on her pink lips, and James almost wishes she couldn’t see through him so easily. "No one ever accused James Potter of being a good boy."

Her finger traces his arm, leaving goosebumps on its path.

"There’s always a first time for everything," he whispers, taking a step closer.

Lily's hand now circle James' neck befire she holds it softly. "A good boy would wear a collar."

"I would look dashing with a collar."

"A good boy would obey every order."

"Hmmm. I could be a good boy."

"You never saw an order you didn’t want to break, James."

"Maybe I just need some positive reinforcement, Lily."

"Hmmm," she sighs back. "I could offer enough praise. Add some treats." She throws a quick glance around. "Do you really want that ball back?"

"The dog can keep it."

"Good." She offers her hand. "Let’s go see how much of a good boy you are."

He is pretty sure he might howl if she asks.

[theinvisiblemuseum]

can you draw some jily, I’m sick of seeing disgusting jegulus all over the dash it’s sickening

i have an easier solution for you than bugging a bunch of artists and writers who can do what they want: unfollow jegulus blogs and follow jily ones. very simple but often overlooked! hope this helps xx

anyway new jegulus sketch 😁

[enbysiriusblack]

december jily bingo: buying presents @jilychallenge

Lily walked around the shopping centre, arms filled with Mary's bags she had dumped with her before hurrying off to the next clothing store.

She glanced down to her list, and sighed as she realised the only name not crossed off was Petunia. Lily glanced to the stores nearby before spotting a tacky christmas themed store and immediately heading to it.

As she stepped foot into the store, her eyes immediately caught sight of christmas themed china set. Each various plate and bowl and cup was covered in elaborate patterns. Petunia would hate it.

Lily dashed over to buy it.

"Hey!" A man shouted, as she picked it up. He ran over to her.

She frowned at him, "What?"

"I was going to buy that!"

"Well... you didn't."

The man huffed, pushing his large glasses back up slightly, "My mum would love it so much."

Lily snorted, "Seriously? This?"

He shrugged, "Yeah."

Lily frowned, "Do you hate her or something?"

"What? Of course not!"

"Well, I was only going to get this because my sister's a bitch and she'll hate this."

The man glanced to the china set, "What's wrong with it? It's christmas-y. Perfect present."

Lily sighed, "Okay well, fine you have the set but please take my advice and also get your mum something else."

"Okay?" The man said, picking up the china set.

Lily looked around the rest of the store for a bit, but seeing nothing else she hated enough to give to Petunia, she left.

As she began to walk away, the man ran after.

"Hey, wait up!" He jogged till he caught up, "I was wondering if you could help me choose something else for my mum."

Lily huffed, "I don't work for you, I've got my own shopping to do."

"Well", The man grinned widely, catching Lily's attention, "You could help me find something great for my mum, and I could help you find something bad for your sister. Deal?"

Lily thought about it for a moment, "You do seem to have an eye for terrible presents."

He laughed, "Exactly!"

"Fine", she nodded, "We'll help each other.

"I'm James", he grinned again, tousling his hair as he spoke.

"I'm Lily", she smiled.

[deadlysansa]

July 2024

lovely LOVELY dedicated loyal readers.

i am continually astounded that my inbox still receives message of support and curiosity about my lil fanfic These Lines of Lightning. i can’t even begin to talk about the fact that a lot of you just drop messages to say you hope i am well. you are just wonderful. and i owe you an answer in that i am here, doing well, just living a very different and busy life!

i am pretty sure i started writing TLOL in 2019. my life and the world were in such different places. the same applies to you guys! we’ve all LIVEDDDD. but i LOVED writing the fic. i loved maybe even more how much excitement you guys had for it. the marauders will always be my roman empire.

truth is i am not sure how to continue writing it. i have tried MANY times. there are so so many drafts of the next chapter in existence. i did not want to write a crap, slap dash ending to this fic as that would betray my hours of work into making it something we all enjoyed. so i sort of let it float in the ether. unfinished, like all the classic jily fics really.

but BOO to that.

so what now? my real aim is to not leave TLOL in the fanfic graveyard. i feel that realistically i can write a maximum of three chapters to finish the story. i want to do it for you all. there are thousands of fantastic marauders fics out there but you still wanted to read mine.

i don’t know if anyone has recently read the end of last chapter (a cliffhanger, that was so cruel of me), but i am going to time jump a measly month into the future, going back and forth. this seems to be the only thing that will obliterate the chokehold writer’s block has on TLOL and get the damn job DONE.

if you are still here and care, i cannot thank you enough for the way you have encouraged my writing. let’s f-cking go! if anyone has any real highlight moments from the fic that they’d love a recall to, let me know!

endlessly in adoration of the ff community,

-Kitty x

[petals2fish]

Peek Inside:

Returning to her dash, Lily continued to browse through her fans' updates, finding solace in their support.

SwiftieOverFifty: Lily! What's your favorite song right now?

LilyEvans: Take Me Back to London by Ed Sheeran

LilyEvans LIKED LillyEvAnss: Hi Lily! I wrote you a little something under the cut if you could read it!

Isidar-mithrim: Ice Cream or Cake, Lily?

LilyEvans: Ice Cream Cake!

Escapingthisworldwithfiction: Lily what's your favorite book right now?

LilyEvans: I'll say Harry Potter till I die :) 

StateofMischief: I've been feeling so alone lately and left out of everything and so terrified of school starting and being even more alone next week and knowing Lily is there is really comforting.

LilyEvans: I hate that you're feeling that way and it's so hard not to dwell on our fears and doubts, because we want spoilers for how it's going to turn out, but in reality, we just have to go through life not knowing what's next. Just when you think it's going to get worse; it could get better instead. It WILL.

LilyEvans LIKED amilahchoux: Lily we miss you, please come back full time

LilyEvans LIKED nobothersgiventoday: every time I see Steven Roosevelt I'm reminded why I'm voting democrat in the next election.

LilyEvans LIKED fabcrosa: I can't wait to see what Lily wears to Petunia's wedding! I bet she'd going to be beautiful!

Lily stopped liking when she got to a post from jilyisendgame: jily might not be real but it's real in my mind. The post made Lily laugh out loud, throwing her head back against the chair.

"What are you laughing at?"

James had just walked through the door. Lily looked up from her phone screen, green eyes sparkling at James. He walked over to her; expression tentative.

"Hashtag Jily." She smirked impishly, "my fans are back at it again."

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[florenceafternoon]

━。゜✿ jily fic recommendations ✿ ゜。━

Another one because I'm on summer break and spend my days reading about how it's them in every universe. Like the last one, this post is for AU fic recs but I made this post for fics set in the canon universe.

For reference, anything in italics is taken from the summaries on ao3.

At The Beginning by @inthe-afterglows

Historical AU in which "Lily's life is changed forever when she takes a morning stroll through the woods and ends up in 1745 - two hundred years in the past."

Or an Outlander / Anastasia AU

Love, love love! Do yourself a favour and listen to Timeless when reading this. I can not express with words how much I loved this one

Faint Hearts and Fair Ladies by @thejilyship

Historical AU where "Sir Lupin heroically gets the royal family out of a castle under siege. Now the three royals and their knight find themselves running for their lives through the forest. James and Lily's tenuous relationship will be tested, as secrets come out and emotions run high." 

Or a Robin Hood AU in which they strive to do better

It's got a well-rounded plot and great world-building with incredible characterisations. The interpersonal communication between James and Lily does a great job of acknowledging how James, while being physically present was emotionally absent. The author explores his grief and makes it a point to note that while it explains his behaviour, it doesn’t excuse it. Despite this, through it all, I was rooting for them. Also, the relationship between the Black brothers was so well written. All of the side characters felt valuable to the story and were dynamic. Overall a really good read! Shout out to big brother Harry and baby Gracie ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎

Fighting the Odds also by @/thejilyship

Hunger Games AU

In which Moody as Haymitch Abernathy is the greatest casting of all time.

certain sharp things by @thequibblah

Historical AU in which "all the other customary marks on James’s body have been made either aboard his ship, his fear abated by cheap spirits, or in foreign ports. But this, they all said, this, his promotion to captain, this deserves ink from the Portsmouth tattooist’s hand."

Or a tattoo shop AU but make it Regency

holy the air, the water, and the fire; also by @/thequibblah

Avatar AU set against a regency backdrop.

Emphasis on the tag "Big-time Matchmaker Euphemia Potter"

An Alliance with an Earl by fluffernutter8 (on ao3)

Regency AU. "Years after she initially rejected his proposal, Lily Evans finds herself in a situation where James Potter, Earl of Gryffindor, can be of help."

In which Frank Longbottom, accidental matchmaker, is grateful for his very nice bottle of brandy

AO3 is Down by @annabtg

AO3 Status: Delayed emails have been sent out and the Archive is back! Thank you so much to our sysadmin james_ for interrupting his sleep to work on and monitor the situation.

Inspired by this very real Tweet, an alternate universe where the sysadmin is James Potter, and Lily Evans is his supervisor who had to drag him out of bed so he could resolve the problem.

The fact that this came on my dash when archive last crashed -

Golden Love by GwenMontrose (on ao3)

Olympics AU. "Paris 2024. Lily Evans, English tennis star, is ready to face the highest challenge of her career and finally fulfil the dream of winning a gold medal at her first Olympics. Now, if only a certain handsome swimmer wasn't set on wreaking havoc in her life, everything would be very much smoother..."

all the time in the world by @eemolu

Uni AU. "Three seconds. That was how long Lily let herself consider the thought of it, before she pushed it away and forced herself to think of something, anything else. One, there was his mouth, obviously, his lips and how they were slightly chapped and definitely capable of driving her mad by the words that came out of them so she could only imagine what else they could do. Two, his shoulders were broad and he insisted on wearing those stupid threadbare T-shirts so she could see the planes of his chest move beneath them when he laughed or stretched or did anything at all, because apparently she was dealing with some kind of Greek marble statue. Three, his hands, and there was no justification she could give to herself for why they transfixed her that couldn’t be seen with one look at them. And that was three, and she was done."

To quote the notes "james potter is hot and I am looking respectfully."

can you play me a melody by @/ eemoul

Modern (band) AU. James sat in the backseat and tried not to stare. This girl was beautiful. The red hair, the green eyes she’d narrowed at him in the rearview mirror. Not to mention the music she was playing, old folk songs he hadn’t heard since he was a child, and louder than he was used to. People usually turned it down so they could talk about James, and who they knew who loved him, and how he should be living his life better. This girl simply drove, and was beautiful.

I'll be cleaning up bottles with you by k_tron (on ao3)

Muggle modern AU where getting drunk at a new years eve party leads to voicing repressed emotions

fainting for you by dhpanya10 (on ao3)

Modern muggle AU. A meet-ugly in which “you just fainted right in front of me please you need to drink more in this heatwave, and oh wow, it turns out you’re also unfairly pretty/handsome when you aren’t passing out on me”

Namecheck for a Bet by MyThirdGuess (on ao3)

‘So, I know that there are many fans out there wondering, and speculating, where the name of my album came from. I feel like I owe them an explanation, especially considering it just won an award.

‘Gryffindor was the name of my house at the boarding school I attended, and I lost a bet when I was sixteen that if I ever released an album, I would show true house pride and name it after Gryffindor.

‘If you think that’s good, just wait. I lost another bet a year later that I would namecheck four people if I ever won an award. So, James, Sirius, Remus, Peter… this is your namecheck.’

barry, bond, and the blues by @oyprongs

"He and his friends beeline for the rock section, which is strategically placed up front, directly in her eye line. She gets a closer look at him, this way. Messy hair, a strand or two curling behind his specs. The lean shoulders of a boy still in the midst of filling out his frame. Long fingers flicking through the bin of records, the light snick sound filtering through the hum of the fan blowing by her ear."

As someone currently on summer holidays, the vibes in this are immaculate. I recommend listening to Jackie and Wilson while reading this.

Polaroid Muse by DeepWatersWaiting (on ao3)

Modern AU. "At a party with Sirius' art friends, James finds himself unexpectedly becoming the subject of someone's polaroid camera."

Because english literature student james potter is everything

Accidental Reindeer by AidanChase (on ao3)

Lily's holiday plans are cancelled, but luckily -- or unluckily -- her least favourite coursemate from university has invited her to his parent's home in the countryside. He just neglected to mention is parents' grand Christmas gala is actually an ugly jumper party.

Just Pretend by sunshinemarauder (on ao3)

Fame AU. In "Five times actors Lily Evans and James Potter kissed for the cameras, and one time it was unmistakably on purpose."

Andrew Garfield Would Never by Yerawizardbec (on ao3)

“Actually, that's where you're wrong McKinnon, from my extensive field research into the male species, I have concluded that Andrew Garfield would never treat you that badly,” Hestia declared, semi-seriously.

“Oh my god, you're so right, Andrew Garfield would never,”

3 Godrics Row also by @/ Yerawizardbec

Legal AU, written by an actual solicitor - Lily Evans was described by the Legal 500 as 'a breath of fresh air’ and ‘the future of the family bar’ but that didn't matter as she stumbled through the front doors of the Court, 30 minutes later than she had anticipated to. After a stressful, horrendous day, Lily finds herself in a bar with a handsome stranger; she hadn't planned on ever seeing him again, but then he pops up in the last place she ever expected to see him, and she can't help but admit, she might just be falling for James Potter, but does she know who he really is?

PHENOMENAL. I am in desperate need of more jily legal AUs so if anyone has any recs, please share

Two Blind Dates by @moonawrites

Lily has had her fair share of good dates, bad dates, dead boring and dead-end dates. But she has never, in all her life, been on a date and had him say, “This might sound insane, but I think you’re my best mate’s soulmate.”

A Happy Accident by @chierafied

James could never have imagined what a little slip of a tongue during a TV show interview might lead to...

The Wedding Ring by @mppmaraudergirl

What is undeniably worse than attending your sister's wedding looking as desolate and forgotten as a wilted houseplant?

Drunkenly ringing your ex-boyfriend and asking him to be your date.

Or a fake-dating AU in which Petunia is Bridezilla

A classic idiots in love

Mixed Impressions (requires an ao3 account) by @charmingwillow

Modern AU. The first time James Potter met Lily Evans he decked her with a day old, soggy waffle. Things don't go well from there... until they do.

TW: grieving parents

Don't ask me how this works but it's like a slice-of-life but with angst (the ambivalence I know).

[neverenoughmarauders]

September 1st, 1972

Bear in mind if you’re actually following I Solemnly Swear is the last part of chapter 64. Mainly posted for anyone who is not following the story but just wants some baby jily in their lives:

'Hiya Evans,' Potter beamed at her.

What on earth was James Potter doing in her and Severus' compartment.

'You're not...' Lily began uncertainly. She didn't want to be rude, but she wasn't sure she had any politeness in her for Potter.

'No,' Potter shook his head. 'We've got a compartment further down. I just saw you through the window and thought I'd say hi.'

A likely tale. James Potter had turned up in their compartment for the sole purpose of annoying Severus, if Lily was going to take a guess. Judging by Severus' expression, which kept alternating between confusion, horror and just plain nothing, it was working.

'Alright, you've said hi.'

'So I have,' Potter grinned.

'And now I am going to say goodbye.'

Potter shrugged.

'Goodbye,' Lily said pointedly when Potter didn't move.

'Bye, Evans.'

Potter left the compartment door open. Lily got up to close it, hoping she'd seen the last of Potter, when he reappeared. She took a step back.

'You're okay, right?' Potter asked as he filled the compartment door.

James Potter might genuinely be the most annoying person she had ever had the misfortune to meet.

'Why?'

Lily hadn't realised she'd crossed her arms.

Potter shrugged again: 'Just... you were a lot friendlier on Thursday.'

'I'm fine, Potter,' Lily gritted out. 'Now will you please leave?'

'Alright. Alright. You're good, clearly,' James said, casting a sceptical look over at where Lily knew Severus was sitting. 'Got to dash anyways. See you around, Evans.'

She was going to kill Potter. Lily might genuinely kill him. It was completely and utterly obvious to her that Potter had not come to say hello to her. Potter had been there to antagonise Severus. The arrogant -

'What did Potter mean by saying that you were friendlier on Thursday?' Severus interrupted her thoughts. 'You were in Ireland, weren't you?'

Severus looked hurt. Betrayed even.

'I had no choice,' Lily hurried to explain. 'I... Maeve invited him over to play Quidditch. I couldn't very well say no, could I?'

Sitting down opposite her best friend, she met his eyes, willing Severus to see just how much she hadn't wanted to spend any time with Potter. It was stupid, really. People couldn't read each other's mind.

Severus knew her, though. For that matter, he knew enough about Potter too to know she would never have wanted to spend a minute more than necessary in his company.

'Sev, you know I think he's a spoiled, good-for-nothing, arrogant toerag.'

Severus nodded once - it was almost imperceptible, but it was all Lily needed. Hopefully they could forget all about Potter.

'I bet he was showing off a great deal,' Severus scowled.

Maybe not.

'He was showing off his new broom,' Lily agreed cautiously.

'Top of the range, I suppose?'

'Of course,' Lily sighed.

'His parents are loaded.'

Severus had told her this many times.

'Good for them.'

Why did it matter that his parents were rich? Gold was never going to buy that boy an ounce of anything that really mattered.

'He -'

'Listen,' Lily cut Severus off. 'Can we talk about something else?' Once classes started she would have to endure Potter and Black every day for hours at a time. 'I've not seen you for two weeks.'

Severus looked stricken. Then his face relaxed.

'Sure.'

Silence.

'Okay...' Lily said, searching for something to talk about.

Severus might have allowed her to move the conversation away from Potter, but it was Lily who would have to have to do the heavy lifting.

'Did you read anything interesting while I was away?'

Lily had been about to ask if Severus had done anything interesting over the last two weeks, but she could guess the answer. It wasn't the sort of thing he should have to admit to.

'Yes, I did,' said Severus, and Lily noticed how everything about her best friend had seemed to change.

Gone were the last traces of annoyance of having been disturbed by Potter. Severus was sitting tall, his dark eyes shining fervently and he reminded Lily so much of the Severus she had met who had been eager to tell her all about Hogwarts.

'Alright, so what was it about?' Lily asked.

Within 10 minutes she wished she hadn't asked the question.

'Are you not worried that's a bit dark?' Lily asked.

'It's powerful magic,' Severus agreed, his face hardening a little. 'I am sure people like Potter would consider it dark, but that's because it pushes the boundaries of traditional magic. He doesn't have the imagination or talent to explore this branch of magic, I am sure.'

'But '- Lily started, not finding Severus' answer reassuring in the slightest.

As far as Lily was concerned, if the magic was considered dark by someone who liked hexing people for fun, then it was absolutely bad.

'Magic is about how you use it,' Severus interrupted her, sounding a little impatient. 'Even the simplest spell can be used for dangerous measures. Take the severing charm - you wouldn't want anyone to cast that at you - it can be really dangerous, but it was invented as an easy way of cutting cloth and thread.'

'I suppose,' said Lily, but she decided to change the topic nonetheless.

[jilyarchive]

hi i am looking for a modern non magic au jily fic that was based off of dash and lily where james and lily communicated through the notebook when they were kids and then james moved away but they reunited when they were out at a club and there was something about them both being in twelfth night

One of my faves!

Title: ‘Tis the Fucking Season

Author: thequibblah

Rating: M

Genre(s): Muggle AU, Fluff, Angst

Chapters: 7

Word Count: 31,297

Summary: Six-year absences. Yearly photograph burnings (figuratively). Low-cut tops. Two nosebleeds. Little red notebooks. The Past, with a capital P. The desire to pour your heart out to strangers (maybe pathologically). The desire to do unspeakably bad things to one James Potter. These are the ingredients that make up Lily Evans’s holiday season. Shelby the cabbie is in for a fucking ride.

[comradekarin]

STOP SHOWING JACE X SARA SNOW ON MY TL. STOP SHOWING JEGULUS. STOP SHOWING HARRY X HERMIONE. this is a jacaela, romione and jily blog. Get RID of the based off likes function!! i have nothing liked on those things and you ruin my dash !!! @staff @support

[thisisatotallysiriusblog24]

I saw this post earlier but I accidentally reloaded my dash before i could reblog or like it but it went something like this:

"why are we still using jily when flowerpot exists???"

rb: "omg or sunflower"

LIKE FLOWERPOT?? SUNFLOWER??? THAT'S ADORABLE

[moonstruckme]

I was the one who requested the poly jily nightmare imagine and I just wanted to say 10/10 did put me to sleep in the BEST way so thank you <3 I wanted to put in one more poly jily x reader request if thats ok.. (if not just skip this bit) my request was something a bit more angsty/hurt/comfort where reader feels out of place in the relationship. since lily and james's relationship is more established(if thats makes sense?) and reader feels distant. Just lots of reassurance and fluff with a dash of the previously 3 mentioned themes lol

Hi lovely! Sorry I kept this around for a while because I wanted to see if I'd get an idea for your request, but I haven't really (though I agree that could so easily be a challenge for reader) so I'm doing what you said and just skipping that bit haha. Thank you so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you for requesting :))

[lolathestoryteller]

Hi! If accepting prompts/drabble ideas, I have a prompt.

Alive!Jily(with Harry in the background):

“I must you look dashing today, Mr.Potter.”

“Not as stunning as you, Mrs.Potter”

“Ugh.. mum, dad, it’s strange enough you two do PDOA. Do you really have do it home as well?”

Hi Anon! Your ask made me so happy — and it’s the perfect excuse to take a break from editing (or rather failing to) my cv and admission form for work! I hope you’ll like it! (btw not me having to google „what does PDOA mean?“ LoL)

public display of affection

Lily smiles as she spots James, already waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs.

She can’t wait to see where he’ll take her out tonight! Though, she rather hopes it isn’t the leaky cauldron again…last time, well, she might’ve gotten a little too tipsy…she still can’t smell Firewhiskey, even though it’s been months — and she definitely blames Sirius for it.

Come on, Lil, since when did you become such a lightweight? — she’s never been good at admitting defeat, especially not to Sirius Black.

It had not ended well…for either of them.

Tonight though, it’s only going to be James and her. Date night.

„Hello there, gorgeous.“ James grins as she descends the staircase.

Lily notices with delight that he’s wearing his new robes — the ones they‘d picked out together, on their last visit to Diagon Alley.

God, he looks fit.

„I must say, you look very dashing today, Mr. Potter.“ she says, still so utterly besotted with him, even after all these years together.

He takes her hand as she reaches him, kissing it gallantly. „Not nearly as stunning as you, Mrs. Potter.“ he replies. „You look absolutely radiant in that dress.“

Lily‘s stomach flutters with a million butterflies as they look into each others eyes, so tenderly, and for a moment everything around them seems to fade away—

„Ugh…Mum, Dad!“

And…then the moment‘s over.

„—it’s strange enough you two do PDOA, like, all the time. Do you really have do it at home as well?”

Lily sighs, just a breath away from James‘ perfectly kissable lips.

This kid somehow always has the worst possible timing.

„Do you really have to be such a teenager all the time?“ she retorts teasingly, turning around to regard their intruder with a pointed look.

„Just saying,“ Harry shrugs. His cheeks are about as red as Gryffindor‘s crest. „I already know how I got here…you don’t have to keep on reminding me.“

„Harry James!“ Lily scolds as she stares at her son, her eyes wide and filled with a mixture of disbelief and amusement. „James, did you hear— James?“

„…what by Merlin’s beard is a PDOA?“

(background; Harry cracking up at his Dad‘s thoroughly confused expression)

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A restless waves rise and fall microfic (series). 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Jily AU. @jilymicrofics August Prompt 9: Discrete || 859 Words

“Love, I believe someone is staring at you.”

Lily lifts her gaze from the map in front of them, allowing her eyes to trail over to where her husband’s staring.

Across the bustling tavern from them a man leans against the wall, knuckles clenched tightly around a tankard in his hand as his eyes—beady and black and set in a pale face framed by slick black curtains of hair—remain fixed on the captain and first mate of The Minnie.

An echo of panic shoots through her veins as she keeps her face cool and unbothered, dropping her eyes back down to the map with little interest.

“Ah, yes. We were on a crew together.” Lily pauses, drawing a line of dashes on the map towards their next destination before letting out a sigh. “He’s the reason I went ashore all those years ago. Well, main reason. It was a piss poor ship to be on, all in all.”

“That was the…” James trails off, trying to recall all the stories she’s told him. “Sailing Serpent?”

Lily nods, reaching for her drink and taking a swig as she looks at him. “Aye. And that captain—Mulciber—the worst I’ve ever served under. Bullied his crew, thought he was too important to fail and nearly got us killed several times over.”

“And is that him?”

“No,” she answers, pursing her lips and looking back down at the map. “That’s Severus Snape. The Serpent’s keeper of the code and pain in my bloody side. He was hell-bent on proving there was something funny going on with Lawrence Evans.”

James stiffens beside her. ���Did he…figure you out?”

Lily shakes her head, “No, but nearly. He had a hunch and was obsessive about proving himself right. I don’t know what his angle was but…” her brow furrows as she’s taken into a far-away memory, “…that was not a ship I wanted to be found out on.”

A warm hand covers hers on the table and she’s pulled out of the memory, into the present of her new life. Her open, honest, freeing life. The wrinkle in her brow smooths and she gives James a soft smile.

“Jumped ship at The Republic of Pirates and never looked back,” Lily says with a raised chin and a quirk of her eyebrow, flipping her palm up and laces her fingers with his. “I’d say I’ve done pretty well for myself.”

His hand squeezes hers and they sit there for a moment, smiling and lost in the sparkle of each other’s eyes when the sound of a throat clearing jolts them back to the present.

James’ other hand surreptitiously drops to his sheathed sword as their attention turns to this newcomer—Severus Snape—whose eyes dart from Lily to James and back again.

“Pardon the interruption,” he begins cooly and wholly unapologetic, his eyes fixated on Lily, “but you look quite familiar.”

Lily makes an effort to stay calm, drawing strength from not only the presence of James beside her, but the Potter heirloom—her wedding ring—that hangs discretely around her neck and tucked into her shirt for safekeeping. The physical reminder of the life she's built.

She raises an eyebrow. “I’ve gotten that before. I imagine it’s the hair.”

Snape’s eyes roam her face and she has to fight not to shift under the scrutiny. “No, I’m quite certain we’ve met—I realize this sounds ridiculous, but were you ever aboard The Sailing Serpent?”

Lily blinks, and she can feel James’ hand tight on hers, his eyes watching closely for any signs of distress. “Sorry, doesn’t ring a bell.”

“You’re sure? You look nearly identical to an old crewmate." He squints, eyes glinting with suspicion, and Lily practically feels him imagining her with short, tied-back hair and a deep voice. "Lawrence Evans?”

Expression still neutral, she shrugs, but takes care to make her voice light even in its firmness. “Don’t know any Evanses. The name’s Potter.” Her hold on James' hand strengthens. "Lily Potter."

Severus Snape's black eyes flicker once more between her and James and whatever conclusion he comes to, he nods and steps back with a soured grimace. “My mistake.” With a final scan of her face, he turns and walks away, but something in Lily's stomach sits heavy, not convinced in the slightest that he's content with the interaction.

“Lily Potter,” James hums lowly, and she can hear the grin in his voice as it pulls her out of her worry—she’s still Evans on the ship, so he relishes every public reminder of their union. His hand drops from hers and snakes around her shoulders, pulling her tight. “You’re magnificent.”

Her heart pounds—from the adrenaline, from the love—but her eyes dart around the room. “If Snape’s here, Mulciber’s likely not far behind. We should get back to the ship and avoid them if we can.”

When her eyes meet his after scanning the room, they’re close to her and shining with pride behind his glasses, and whatever unpleasantness Snape’s presence had wrought melts away. She leans forward, pressing her lips against his. “I love you, you know that?”

“Yes, love, I do.” He gives her another kiss. “Now let’s go.”

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